Andre Iguodala recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while
Elton Brand and Thaddeus Young finished with 12 points apiece as Philadelphia
snapped a three-game skid.

The Sixers now own a 2 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee for the eighth and final
playoff spot in the East after the Bucks lost to the Wizards on Wednesday.

Kyrie Irving returned for the Cavaliers after a nine-game absence, but scored
just nine points. Samardo Samuels and Lester Hudson tallied 15 points apiece
for the Cavs, who were swept by the Sixers for the first time since losing all
three matchups in 2004-05.

"It definitely felt good being out there with my teammates and actually
competing," said Irving. "Things didn't go the way I wanted, but it happens.
It felt good just to be back out there."

With the game tied at 57-57 in the third, Cleveland had a chance to take it's
first lead since the first quarter but missed three straight field goals
before Holiday buried a three-pointer to ignite a 24-2 surge.

Holiday connected on four triples in the run as the Sixers scored 19
unanswered points and took a commanding 81-59 advantage with 1:22 left in the
third.

Holiday poured in 19 points overall in the third and finished 5-for-5 from
long range in the frame to help the Sixers take an 84-66 lead into the fourth.

Philadelphia led by as many as 26 in the fourth and the Cavs never threatened
down the stretch.

"I think, with our team, we're kind of passive," admitted Holiday. "Guys on
the team want to make the extra pass and sometimes you do have to be a little
selfish."

A tightly contested first frame found the teams locked at 22-22 before the
Sixers scored the final six of the quarter to take a 28-22 edge into the
second.

Cleveland remained close throughout the second, pulling within one on three
different occasions, but the Sixers never surrendered their lead and took a
53-49 advantage into the locker room.

Game Notes

Philadelphia will continue its five-game road trip to finish out the year, as
the team travels to Indiana on Saturday...Cleveland will host the Knicks on
Friday...The Sixers outrebounded the Cavs 46-33 but were outscored in the
paint 44-36.